BroncoBoy7914
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Howdy y'all,
Was able to get the first "mod" done to the Raptor. I'm a big fan of ceramic tint and have used it on all my Super Duty's I've bought and 78-79 Broncos I've built. Tint % are as follows:
-Windshield: 50% - Some will say this is Dark, but in reality I may go darker to 30%. We don't get heckled for tint in Austin, so I'm not worried about tickets/cops.
-Moonroof: 20% - I went back and forth on this as I didn't want it to be too dark, but needed it dark enough so I could keep the shade open during the day. Still need more time in it, but I think I should have done 10% or even 5%. I want it to be visible at night if indeed there was something lit up from above, and was surprised at how easy you could see light when under a street light with the 20%.
-Front Windows: 10% - This is what I run on all my fronts, so I dig it. Although when I got it back I thought "Should I have just done 5% on the fronts?".
-Back Windows: 5% - Perfect in my opinion.
-Rear Window : 5% - Perfect in my opinion.
Wanted to post for folks who are in the market for tint and could see what it looks like going this dark. Posted the first 2 during the mid afternoon sun, the next two when the sun is setting.
Also, I got to drive a 1000 mile TRX while waiting for the truck as the owner of the tint owns one. The power was pretty cool, but to be honest I was very underwhelmed with it. The truck didn't cohesive between the motor, trans, suspension, steering, and brakes. The biggest thing that blew me away was awful the A/C was in it. At 104 degrees out, the truck couldn't get cool with MAX A/C on. It's a cool truck, but it felt so under polished compared to the Gen 3 that I left being even happier with the rig. Pretty cool day.
Was able to get the first "mod" done to the Raptor. I'm a big fan of ceramic tint and have used it on all my Super Duty's I've bought and 78-79 Broncos I've built. Tint % are as follows:
-Windshield: 50% - Some will say this is Dark, but in reality I may go darker to 30%. We don't get heckled for tint in Austin, so I'm not worried about tickets/cops.
-Moonroof: 20% - I went back and forth on this as I didn't want it to be too dark, but needed it dark enough so I could keep the shade open during the day. Still need more time in it, but I think I should have done 10% or even 5%. I want it to be visible at night if indeed there was something lit up from above, and was surprised at how easy you could see light when under a street light with the 20%.
-Front Windows: 10% - This is what I run on all my fronts, so I dig it. Although when I got it back I thought "Should I have just done 5% on the fronts?".
-Back Windows: 5% - Perfect in my opinion.
-Rear Window : 5% - Perfect in my opinion.
Wanted to post for folks who are in the market for tint and could see what it looks like going this dark. Posted the first 2 during the mid afternoon sun, the next two when the sun is setting.
Also, I got to drive a 1000 mile TRX while waiting for the truck as the owner of the tint owns one. The power was pretty cool, but to be honest I was very underwhelmed with it. The truck didn't cohesive between the motor, trans, suspension, steering, and brakes. The biggest thing that blew me away was awful the A/C was in it. At 104 degrees out, the truck couldn't get cool with MAX A/C on. It's a cool truck, but it felt so under polished compared to the Gen 3 that I left being even happier with the rig. Pretty cool day.